Authorizes counties to establish mentoring programs for, and resell preserved farmland at reduced price to, beginning farmers.

This bill would allow New Jersey counties to establish mentoring programs where experienced farmers provide guidance to beginning farmers, and to resell preserved farmland to beginning farmers at reduced prices. Beginning farmers are defined as those who have never farmed before, have farmed for 10 years or less, or qualify as first-time farmers under federal law. Counties would be permitted to sell or lease farmland they preserved at a price below what the county paid, while maintaining agricultural deed restrictions on the land. The bill would also allow the State's pro rata share of proceeds from these sales to be reduced to reflect the lower price paid by beginning farmers. This policy aims to make farmland more accessible to new farmers while maintaining preservation goals.